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Let’s work together … to reform the Jones Act
If you have been following the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii’s coverage of the Jones Act for the past few years, you might have noticed that our discussion of reform rarely focuses on a specific political party. That isn’t just because we are a nonpartisan...
Major new study finally reveals how much Jones Act costs Hawaii
The following was issued by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii as a news release on July 16, 2020. _____________ U.S. Sen. Mike Lee and U.S. Rep. Ed Case will be on hand when the findings are presented during a live webinar July 29 HONOLULU, July 16, 2020...
Help from the Legislature will have to wait
Hawaii’s 2020 legislative session adjourned yesterday (Friday, July 10), and thank goodness for that. It was a session interrupted in March by the COVID-19 crisis, then reconvened for four hectic weeks in June and July. When the session began in January, we had been...
Testimony on emergency powers measure, Take 2
This following testimony regarding “HB2502, SD1 — Relating to Health” was submitted to the Hawaii Senate Committee on Ways and Means for its consideration on July 2, 2020. _______________ To: Senate Committee on Ways and Means Sen. Donovan M. Dela...
Maui needs a ‘road map to prosperity — and here it is
This commentary was published originally in The Maui News on June 23, 2020. ______________ Maui is slowly getting back to business after the COVID-19 lockdown, but for residents who are surveying the economic damage, there is a serious question to be addressed. Can...